DETROIT, Michigan: Toyota is facing a potential safety issue with its highest profile vehicle, the Prius, the latest in a plague of quality problems that forced it to recall four million vehicles in 2009.

JOHOR BAHARU: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology, normally used in combat operations for surveillance and observation from the air, especially in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine, is set to reach new heights through the efforts of a local company.

KUCHING: JMR Conglomeration Bhd (JMR), via its subsidiary Rantronics Sdn. Bhd. (RSB), has recently entered into a share-sale and purchase agreement to acquire 3,000,000 shares of RM1 each, which represented 50 per cent equity-interest in Unico Electronics (Penang) Sdn. Bhd.... more »

NEW DELHI: Finally the Asean-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect on Jan 1, but with some trepidation on the Indian side, as fears and criticism mount on the trade pact, drafted after almost six years of tough negotiations.

KUALA LUMPUR: The East Coast Economic Region (Ecer) will focus on bringing in more domestic and foreign investments in 2010 while increasing private sector participation within the region.

KUCHING: Resilient businesses such as fertility services and data/document processing companies are stretching their winning run and are expected to experienced another strong year going forward.

KUALA LUMPUR: Come 2010, all kinds of investors, including fund managers and barefoot investors, may start entering the Malaysian capital market in a big way.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian corporate scene will be more exciting in 2010 as the excess liquidity in the system is expected to induce more fund-raising exercises and see the emergence of new bigger players.